Blood on the Sun (1945)
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In his first film in two years, James Cagney stars as Nick Condon, the American editor of a pre-WW2 Tokyo newspaper. When two of his best friends are horribly murdered, Condon suspects that the "peaceful" Japanese military government is up to no good. He dedicates himself to getting his… More In his first film in two years, James Cagney stars as Nick Condon, the American editor of a pre-WW2 Tokyo newspaper. When two of his best friends are horribly murdered, Condon suspects that the "peaceful" Japanese military government is up to no good. He dedicates himself to getting his hands on the "Tanka Plan," a Japanese blueprint for conquering the world, and bringing this document to the attention of the Free World. As a result, he is targeted for persecution by the corrupt Tokyo police and betrayed by a traitorous fellow journalist. On a pleasanter note, Condon makes the acquaintance of half-Chinese Iris Hilliard (Sylvia Sidney), who agrees to help him foil the Japanese High Command. As was customary in wartime films, virtually all the Japanese characters in Blood on the Sun are played by Chinese, Korean, and Caucasian actors; for example, Robert Armstrong is cast as Colonel Tojo, while Premiere Tenaka is enacted by John Emery. Having lapsed into the public domain, Blood on the Sun is available from several distributors and also exists in a computer-colorized version. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Directed By
- Frank Lloyd
- Written By
- Lester Cole & Frank Melford
- Genres
- Drama, Action & Adventure, Mystery & Suspense, Classics
Unrated,
- In Theaters
- Jan 1, 1945 Wide
- Studio
- Nostalgia Family Video
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Cast
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James Cagney
as Nick Condon
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Sylvia Sidney
as Iris Hilliard
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Porter Hall
as Arthur Beckett
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Wallace Ford
as Ollie Miller
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Robert Armstrong
as Col. Tojo
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John Emery
as Premier Tanaka
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Rosemary De Camp
as Edith Miller
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Leonard Strong
as Hijikata
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Frank Puglia
as Prince Tatsugi
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John Halloran
as Capt. Oshima
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Hugh Ho
as Kajioka
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Philip Ahn
as Yamamoto
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Joseph Kim
as Hayoshi
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Rhys Williams
as Joseph Cassell
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James Bell
as Charley Sprague
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Grace Lem
as Amah
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Oy Chan
as Chinese servant
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George Paris
as Hotel manager
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Hugh Beaumont
as Johnny Clarke
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Gregory Gaye
as American Newspaperman in Tokyo
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Arthur Loft
as American Newspaperman in Tokyo
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Marvin Miller
as Yamada
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Emmett Vogan
as American Newspaperman in Tokyo
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Charlie Wayne
as American Newspaperman in Tokyo
- Rosemary DeCamp
